Ball bounces right for Sting U18 boys en route to title

Thanks to a little bit of help from the "soccer gods," the Coeur d'Alene Sting under-18 boys soccer team beat the Boise Capitals 4-3 on Monday in the championship game of the Idaho State Cup tournament in Boise.

Four-seed egg bread

Start to finish: 3 hours

Turn in old medications at CHS fair on Saturday

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department, the city's Enough is Enough Committee, and Idaho Drug Free Youth are sponsoring a "Prescription Drug Turn-in Day" as part of the Coeur d'Alene School District's Safety Fair on Saturday at the Coeur d'Alene High School commons.

STUDY: Up in arms over guns

In reference to your editorial and the associated letters such as the letter from Richard L. Varner Jan. 22 concerning “guns” as a health issue, let me offer the following suggestion.

American College of Physicians recommends non-drug therapies for low back pain

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline published in Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians and patients should treat acute or subacute low back pain with non-drug therapies such as superficial heat, massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation.

CO2 hysteria and options for energy

There have been several opinion pieces in The Press recently about carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions and the need to control them to “save the planet.” Therefore it may surprise many of you that the level of CO2 emissions in the U.S. has been steady over the past decade and has fallen sharply since 2008.

Volunteer is 90 years young

There's a palpable difference between living and merely existing. Ethel Sertich embraces life, all 90 years of it. Well, 90 years as of Friday, June 21.

Tops for family fun

Triple Play receives '2010 Top Family Entertainment Center' honor

HAYDEN - The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions recently awarded Triple Play Family Fun Park the "2010 Top Family Entertainment Center of the World" for the year 2010 at its annual attractions expo held in Orlando, Fla.

Always on guard for nation

My heart goes out to the families and friends of the two local Guardsmen recently lost in Iraq, along with gratitude to all who give for others. The National Guard has a long history of protection in these United States. In a way, all our armed forces derived from their roots.

Percussionaire former CEO files counterclaim

SANDPOINT - Percussionaire Corporation's former president and CEO is denying allegations that he orchestrated a mutiny and sought to harm the company and has filed an 11-count counterclaim.

KCTFHR to host summer luncheons

Presenters will revisit past human rights victories and offer future forecasts

The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations will host two summer luncheons featuring authors, documentary producers, academicians and an attorney, who will revisit past human rights victories in the region and provide future forecasts.

'Breaking Hate' author to present at HREI

The Human Rights Education Institute (HREI) is proud to bring community stakeholders, citizens and students together to introduce Author Christian Picciolini in an engaging comprehensive exploration of his book Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism.

Gifts that help your hands

Whether you have arthritis, have overused your hands or have another hand or upper body condition, daily tasks may be slower and more difficult. Stiffness, pain and numbness often increase with the weather and seasonal tasks like snow shoveling or even wrapping packages. Rather than giving the same old gifts, there are many simple and inexpensive gifts that will be used and remembered throughout the year.

U.S. jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months

The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending June 25 rose by 51,000 from the previous week, to 1,375,000

In-person and virtual experiences for 2021 Parade of Homes

Neighborhood of the Week: Sept. 19

Deadlines loom as Congress delays action

As the June 30 deadline to benefit from the tax credit rapidly approaches, the House of Representatives takes an extended weekend. Voting to extend the deadline cannot take place now before next week and if the extension is approved, it will come in the 11th hour. This leaves many buyers, sellers and their agents in stressful times.

Post Falls Winterfest activities begin today

POST FALLS - Who says old signs and duathlon bike racks are nothing more than scrap metal?

Hash tags and Wall Street

Tweetable facts about Twitter's IPO

Motorcycle auction to benefit North Idaho Hospice House

A few Harleys, Hondas and Suzukis sat in the corner of Cruiser’s Biker Bar in Stateline Friday. The light from the windows highlighted the road machines’ curves as they awaited their fate. Some were cruisers, others were touring bikes. There was even a dirt bike in the mix.

Chinese, U.S. firms hope to resurrect California-Vegas train

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Nevada company that has labored for a decade to connect Southern California and the Las Vegas Strip via a high-speed train is hoping help from a Chinese firm will get the project on track.